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Plunged Into Darkness
Part 3
Author: Mac
Disclaimers in Part 1
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Tom felt a slight singe in his shoulder, but he ignored it as he grabbed Patrick's arms. The phaser dropped to the floor. Janeway quickly called Tuvok and rushed over to help the pilot.
She didn't have to do much because Tom hit him with a right hook that knocked Patrick onto the floor. "Are you all right, Tom?" she asked.
"Just fine," he replied with a nod. "You?"
Janeway gave him a reassuring smile as Tuvok entered the room trailed by two of his security team. "Mr. Tuvok, please bring Lieutenant Stotler to the brig and send the Doctor down to check on him."
"Aye, Captain!"
Tom was quiet as the two security officers helped Patrick, who was just coming to, up.
"Captain, is B'Elanna all right?" he asked.
She shrugged. "I don't know, Tom, the Doctor just told me to come down when everything had settled."
"Then lets go!"
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B'Elanna woke up confused and disoriented. She knew she was in Sickbay, but didn't know why it was so dark. "Computer, lights."
::Lights are at full capacity::
Her hearts leapt into her throat. Why couldn't she see anything then! "Doctor!" she called.
"I'm right here, Lieutenant," he said, rushing to her side. He saw the uncertain expression on her face. "It's just temporary. Your eye sight will return in time."
"How long?"
"It's hard to say at this point. There was swelling in your brain that I wasn't able to fully heal. We'll just have to be patient."
B'Elanna's face grew red. "Patient? You're asking me to be patient!"
Just then Tom and the Captain arrived. "B'Elanna, are you all right?"
"Do I look all right?" she growled.
"Um... well, yeah..."
B'Elanna glared at him. "Well, I'm not! I can't see anything, Tom!" The Doctor cleared his throat. "WHAT?"
"Well, Lieutenant, considering the fact that Mr. Paris nor Captain Janeway knew of your predicament, there's no need to scream at them."
She sighed. He was right, of course. Taking a deep breath, she apologized. Tom took her hand. "Can she leave, Doc?"
"Yes, but I'd like to see her every two days to check on the healing process."
"Thank you," Tom said.
Captain Janeway watched the couple leave. "Is there a chance of permanent damage, Doctor?" she asked.
"I'm afraid so, Captain," he replied, picking up a few items. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I have another patient to visit."
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Tom watched as B'Elanna felt her way along the wall of her quarters. He wanted so much to reach out and help her, but he knew she'd refuse it. "Did you want something to eat?" he asked.
"No," she replied, tripping over a chair leg. She muttered a curse in Klingon as she fell to the floor.
"Are you all right?" Tom cried, rushing to her side.
B'Elanna stood up before he could even reach her. "Stop it, Tom! Just stop it!"
"B'Elanna, I was only trying to--"
"Help? Is that what you were doing? Well, I don't need any help, Lieutenant Paris. What I need is to be left alone!"
Tom stared at her. "You don't really believe that, do you?"
"I do! Now get the hell out of here!"
Tom thought it best to leave her alone for now. "If you need anything, you know where to find me."
Plunged Into Darkness
Part 3
Author: Mac
Disclaimers in Part 1
**************
Tom felt a slight singe in his shoulder, but he ignored it as he grabbed Patrick's arms. The phaser dropped to the floor. Janeway quickly called Tuvok and rushed over to help the pilot.
She didn't have to do much because Tom hit him with a right hook that knocked Patrick onto the floor. "Are you all right, Tom?" she asked.
"Just fine," he replied with a nod. "You?"
Janeway gave him a reassuring smile as Tuvok entered the room trailed by two of his security team. "Mr. Tuvok, please bring Lieutenant Stotler to the brig and send the Doctor down to check on him."
"Aye, Captain!"
Tom was quiet as the two security officers helped Patrick, who was just coming to, up.
"Captain, is B'Elanna all right?" he asked.
She shrugged. "I don't know, Tom, the Doctor just told me to come down when everything had settled."
"Then lets go!"
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B'Elanna woke up confused and disoriented. She knew she was in Sickbay, but didn't know why it was so dark. "Computer, lights."
::Lights are at full capacity::
Her hearts leapt into her throat. Why couldn't she see anything then! "Doctor!" she called.
"I'm right here, Lieutenant," he said, rushing to her side. He saw the uncertain expression on her face. "It's just temporary. Your eye sight will return in time."
"How long?"
"It's hard to say at this point. There was swelling in your brain that I wasn't able to fully heal. We'll just have to be patient."
B'Elanna's face grew red. "Patient? You're asking me to be patient!"
Just then Tom and the Captain arrived. "B'Elanna, are you all right?"
"Do I look all right?" she growled.
"Um... well, yeah..."
B'Elanna glared at him. "Well, I'm not! I can't see anything, Tom!" The Doctor cleared his throat. "WHAT?"
"Well, Lieutenant, considering the fact that Mr. Paris nor Captain Janeway knew of your predicament, there's no need to scream at them."
She sighed. He was right, of course. Taking a deep breath, she apologized. Tom took her hand. "Can she leave, Doc?"
"Yes, but I'd like to see her every two days to check on the healing process."
"Thank you," Tom said.
Captain Janeway watched the couple leave. "Is there a chance of permanent damage, Doctor?" she asked.
"I'm afraid so, Captain," he replied, picking up a few items. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I have another patient to visit."
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Tom watched as B'Elanna felt her way along the wall of her quarters. He wanted so much to reach out and help her, but he knew she'd refuse it. "Did you want something to eat?" he asked.
"No," she replied, tripping over a chair leg. She muttered a curse in Klingon as she fell to the floor.
"Are you all right?" Tom cried, rushing to her side.
B'Elanna stood up before he could even reach her. "Stop it, Tom! Just stop it!"
"B'Elanna, I was only trying to--"
"Help? Is that what you were doing? Well, I don't need any help, Lieutenant Paris. What I need is to be left alone!"
Tom stared at her. "You don't really believe that, do you?"
"I do! Now get the hell out of here!"
Tom thought it best to leave her alone for now. "If you need anything, you know where to find me."
